For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12
Unpredictable, unknown, uncertain – it is impossible to find affirmation in negation. When change is more rapid than adaptation, transitions more abrupt than response, consequences more sudden than reaction, it’s easy to get lost in the unprecedented.
Ambiguity has clouded my vision, isolation has dulled my perception, worry has blurred my judgement, and I feel overwhelmed by an exponential growth of dread. How long will routine remain hidden, obscured, concealed by the crisis of a moment?
But when I look in the mirror, I am struck by the one who is present, holding my gaze, standing face to face. This reflection that exists here and now cannot tell me if I am stuck, have reverted, or am evolving. This impression that is immediate before me does not know the time of day, which season, or what year. And yet it appears – quiet, still, fixed – recognizing this one who is known, and finding hope in the part that is seen.